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PARK BOARD MEETING
RIVERSIDE CITY HALL
2950 NW VIV!oN ROAD
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI 64150
TENTATIVE AGENDA
OCTOBER 2, 2013
6:00 P.M.
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Motion to Approve the Minutes of August 7, 2013
4. Board of Aldermen Parks and Recreation Priority List
5. Public Works Update
6. Next Meeting — December 4, 2013
7. Adjournment
Meredith Hauck
Director of Administration
ATTEST:
Posted 10/01/2013 at 10:00 a.m.
RIVERSIDE PARKS BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
August 7, 2013
6:00 p.m.
The Riverside Parks Board held their regularly scheduled meeting at Riverside City Hall, 2950 NW Vivion Road, Riverside
Missouri 64150. Those in attendance were: Deborah Leader, Elaine Warren, Ken Smith, Sue Johnson, Public Works
Director Tom Wooddell, Norm Buescher (Public Works Department) and Administration Director Meredith Hauck
(recorder). Alderman Mike Fuller, Terri Dwyer, and Timothy Miller were absent.
Call to Order
Parks and Recreation
Overview Presentation
Public Works Parks and
Trails Maintenance
Update
2013 Meeting Dates
The Parks Board Meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.
Meredith Hauck gave the Board a presentation covering all of the basics of Parks and
Recreation within the City. Hauck also provided copies of the special event and private
function rental policies, and the 2012 ETC Survey results related to Parks and Recreation.
Tom Wooddell and Norman Buescher updated the board on maintenance issues in the
parks. They are currently preparing bid specs for the new lights in Renner Brenner Park.
This is the last item to do in order to complete the recent park update. The playground
equipment at EH Young Park was also fixed recently after Public Works identified some
areas that were damaged due to high water, etc. The Lower Line Creek trail has also been
turned over to Public Works and they will begin maintaining it.
The Board decided to meet every other month through the end of the year. The dates for
the remaining 2013 meetings are:
- October 2, 2013 at 6 p.m.
- December 4, 2013 at 6 p.m.
Adjournment — 6:45 p.m. The Parks Board adjourned at 6:45 p.m. by unanimous consent.
Parks and Recreation Strategy Meeting Priority List
Priority /
Status
Item
Person(s)
Responsible
Timeline
Notes
TRAIL SYSTEM
1.
Vivion Road Connector
Travis
2013-2014
2.
Jumping Branch Trail
Travis
2014-2015
3.
EH Young Connector East — Argosy Bridge to Park Entrance
Travis
Getting prices in 2013
4.
Renner Brenner Connector
Travis
2015-2016
Design 2014-2015 and Construction in 2015-2016
5.
Line Creek Interurban Connector
Travis
Getting prices in 2013
6.
EH Young Connector West — Argosy Bridge to MRT
Travis
Wait until bridge is done; Coordinate with MoDOT on project
7.
9 Highway Trail
Travis
8.
Jumping Branch Line Creek Connector
Travis
9.
MRT Connector
Travis
On Hold
Sidewalk along Tullison (esp. over bridge)
Travis
Need to wait and see what development happens to the east. This will
be an expensive project to add it over the bridge.
In Progress
Requirement for developers to set space aside for trail system
Jackie / Mike
Dedicating land to trails through the City has to be done when the land
is platted with an option for the developer to pay a fee in lieu of
making a dedication. Since the majority of the land in Riverside is
already platted, we have missed the opportunity to make this a
requirement through the City Code. An option now is to encourage
developers to put in trails during the negotiation process for projects.
In Progress
Trail Security Signs
Jackie / Costanzo
2013-2014
The priority will be to install signs on existing trails. Travis will begin
incorporating the costs for placing these signs into the construction of
new trails.
Not Started
— Alternate
Suggestion
QR Codes on Trail Signs
Meredith
2014-2015
The intent of this task was to help trail users see a map of the trail. QR
Codes are not a widely used technology, so an alternative would be to
install trail map signs at key intersections of the trail signs. These
kiosks could be used to also display information about the City. Grant
funding may be available for this project.
In progress
Acquiring California held property
Mike
2013
Long Term
Utilize wet side of the levee for a trail
Mike
August 2013 BOA Workshop Priority List
Priority /
Status
Item
Person(s)
Responsible
Timeline
Notes
PARKS
In Progress
Put benches back at EH Young Park
Tom
2013-2014
Wooden park benches were removed due to deterioration. Public
Works will order black iron benches that match the other City benches
and replace the ones that were removed.
Not Started
— Alternate
Suggestion
More signage to EH Young Park
Jackie
2014-2015
While signs already exist throughout Riverside providing directions to
EH Young Park, it is clear they are not working. A City-wide wayfinding
project would help identify the best locations for signs and look at
creating a consistent sign design that would route visitors to all key
points within the community.
Long Term
EH Young Park Transition to Community Park
Meredith
A Master Plan for EH Young Park should be conducted in the future
and upgrades made to the layout of the park.
FACILITIES
In Progress
Increasing YMCA Usage of Community Center
Meredith
2013-2014
Staff has already contacted the YCMA and expressed the City's intent
to increase programming at our Community Center.
Not Started
Update Pool Locker Rooms
Tom
2014-2015
This project could begin after the 2014 swim season.
PROGRAMMING
In Progress
Geocaching Program
Meredith
2013-2014
Community Center staff has already started developing a geocaching
program that will be rolled out this year.
In Progress
Higher fees for special events in parks
Meredith
2013-2014
Community Center staff is researching comparable fees and will
present a recommendation to the board in early 2014.
OTHER
In Progress
Bike Lane Research
Sarah
Fall
The research will be presented to the Board at the December
workshop.
Not Started
Operation Upstream Project
Meredith
Winter/Spring
Not Started
City Hall 101 Program / Town Hall Meetings
Meredith / Jackie
Spring
August 2013 BOA Workshop Priority List